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12/11/12
Assignments:
8th Grade Language Arts
­25 questions (TH)
Agenda:
­Vocab Writing (F)
1. Warm­up: Final Writing Assessment
­Grammar Test (F)
2. Grammar Lesson
"yellow" sheet/no log project (F)
3. Grammar Review
­Lit Circle Presentation (W)
4. Thesis Paper
­Quarter Book project (TH 12/20)
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2. PunctuatingSentences2QuestionSetUS.notebook December 11, 2012
Punctuating Sentences, 2
Punctuating Sentences, 2
Grades: 8
Subject: Language arts
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Punctuation
Grade: «grade»
Subject: LA
Date: «date»
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Commas, colons and semicolons
1 are used in sentences to help
make the meaning of the
True or False
True
False sentences clear.
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Semicolons are used to help
2 emphasize the division
Multiple choice
between items that
themselves include...
A Colons
B Periods
C Commas
D Semicolons
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3 Which of the following
punctuation marks is Multiple choice
a semicolon?
A :
B ;
C .
D ,
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4 Which of the following
sentences is punctuated
Multiple choice
correctly?
A My day was fun; we went to the zoo
B My day was fun, we went to the zoo.
C My day was fun, we went to the zoo
D My day was fun; we went to the zoo.
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This sentence is punctuated
5 correctly.
True or False
TrueThose who can, practice many
hours a day.
False
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6 Which of the following
sentences is punctuated Multiple choice
correctly?
The Jacobsen lawn mower beats its competitors in
A one key area, reliability.
The Jacobsen lawn mower beats its competitors in
B one key area; reliability.
The Jacobsen lawn mower beats its competitors in
C one key area: reliability.
The Jacobsen lawn mower beats its competitors in
D one key area reliability.
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7 Which of the following
sentences are Multiple answer
punctuated correctly?
A You, he, she, and I are classmates.
B Get up; early in the morning!
C Jen has one thing on her mind: profit.
D Manhattan, is in New York,
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8 Which of these
sentences are Multiple answer
punctuated correctly?
A Sit down, Nathan; I want to speak to you.
B Their names are: Wynken, Blynken and Nod.
C Chloe is going to the movie, I'm going home.
D Frank is an honest boy,
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9 Which of the following
sentences is punctuated Multiple choice
correctly?
A My three favorite friends are: Sam, Tom and Joe.
B My three favorite friends are; Sam, Tom and Joe.
C My three favorite friends are Sam, Tom, and Joe.
D My three favorite friends are, Sam, Tom and Joe.
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10 This sentence is punctuated
correctly. True or False
True
Forget mistakes, get organized.
False
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14. PunctuatingSentences2QuestionSetUS.notebook December 11, 2012
11 The plural possessive of the word "wolves" would be
wolves's.
True
False
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12 The singular possessive of the word "student" would be
students.
True
False
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13 Is the following sentence (in red) punctuated
correctly..."yes" or "no"? "May I help you"? asked Ted.
Yes
No
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14 Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?
Mr. Duncan questioned, "Who will bring the following
items: napkins, paper plates, and ice?"
Yes
No
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15 Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?
Susan said, I am visiting my grandparents in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania for Christmas."
Yes
No
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16 Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?
"Look! That building is on fire" cried Diego!
Yes
No
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17 Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?
What a beautiful dress you're wearing!
Yes
No
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18 Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?
My family has traveled to Mobile, Alabama, Jackson,
Mississippi, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Yes
No
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